SANYO and AVACOS Unveil Joint PV System in Canada

In a joint project, Canada-based installation and project integration company AVACOS and SANYO Canada installed a special 110kW grid-connected PV system at the Woodbridge headquarters of DuROCK Alfacing International Ltd.

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Canada now serves as home to the merging of two technologies that gives birth to what could be an effective photovoltaic installation. In a joint project, Canada-based installation and project integration company AVACOS and SANYO Canada installed a special 110kW grid-connected PV system at the Woodbridge headquarters of DuROCK Alfacing International Ltd. This system utilizes SANYO's Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer (or HIT) Double PV modules as well as DuROCK Tio-Coat's reflective roof membrane. The developers are hoping that the installation has potential to be more efficient than other systems because SANYO's HIT Modules can generate power on either side, and DuROCK's roof membrane helps increase reflectivity.

According to source, SANYO's HIT modules can have an output of up to 30 percent higher than other PV modules, and the Tio-Coat is able to provide 89% solar radiation reflectivity and weather resistance. The two-technology team will work in partnership, with the HIT modules providing energy and the roof membrane lowering the cooling costs of the building. At the same time, the roof membrane cools the modules down which increases efficiency, and even increases the sunlight reaching the back of the modules due to its high reflectivity. "The merging of these two technologies is a great example of the potential that exists within this (solar) industry," said Sandro Costa, President of AVACOS Solar.